Medine Yılmaz, Gülçin Uyanık, Gamze Ağartıoğlu Kundakçı, Media Subaşı Baybuğa, Birsen Altay, Dilek Cingil, Ayşe Berivan Bakan, Betül Aktaş, Cantürk Çapık, Saime Erol, Şenay Pehlivan, Gülfer Fidan
Social participation is important in terms of active aging and quality of life during old age. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the social participation of older adults in rural and urban areas in Turkey. Related factors were similarly identified. The sample comprised 1,224 people over the age of 60, with a mean of 69.78 ± 7.48 years. Among the participants, 61.4% live in urban areas. The data were collected in family health centers through face-to-face interview and the Interview Form, Social Participation Assessment Form, and Social Participation Dimension of the Turkish Version of the Aging Module of the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL) Scale...
November 26, 2023: Journal of Aging & Social Policy